Anderson won the decathlon in the 18-athlete field at the UW-River Falls Invitational April 13-14 with a school record 6616 points, a mark that currently ranks third nationally. In the decathlon, Anderson took firsts in the discus (128-8), the shot put (38-0.25), and the 400 (50.95), and was second in the pole vault (13-7.25), the javelin (146-5), the 1500 (4:38.72), and the long jump (21-11.50). Anderson won the event by 52 points. Anderson broke the 1994 school record set by Leigh Hartert with 6573 points.
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Grant Harvard, Freshman, Seymour, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, Alan German, Senior, West Bend, Wis. (East)
UW-Platteville, Chas Spangenberg, Junior, Appleton, Wis. (West)
UW-River Falls, Ben Tykwinski, Junior, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley)
UW-Stevens Point, Zachary Mixdorf, Sophomore, Stevens Point, Wis. (SPASH)
UW-Superior, Nils Hansen, Junior, Rib Lake, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Brian Martinezdelacotera, Senior, Franklin, Wis.